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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
1: ... [[travelogue]], the [[History of Science and Technology]] and [[Biography]]. Also, see [[Internationa...
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17: ...st at the [[South Pole]], first to navigate the [[Northwest Passage]] in a single ship
22: ...y]]/[[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer of [[North America]])
26: *[[Heinrich Barth]] ([[1821]]-[[1865]]), Northern and Central Africa - Francisco Vasquez de Coronado (3639 bytes)
1: ...ico]] and other parts of the southwest of what is now the [[United States]].
7: ...t out Friar [[Marcos de Niza]] on a voyage to the north, to [[New Mexico]]. When Marcos returned he to...
9: ...o. There he was met by disappointment. Cibola was nothing like the great golden city fray Marcos had d...
11: ...upplies for Coronado. [[Pedro de Tovar]] was sent northwest, and heard of a great river further west (...
14: ...is main force had remained behind. Here he spent another winter. - List of people by name: Ag (3474 bytes)
6: ... Agapetus|Agapetus, John]], patriarch of Constantinople
13: *[[Agathangelus I]], patriarch of Constantinople
29: *[[S.Y. Agnon|Agnon, S.Y.]], (1888-1970), [[Nobel]] prizewinning author
31: *[[Paolo Agostino|Agostino, Paolo]], (1593-1629), Italian musician
45: ...Agueybana]], (died 1510), Puerto Rican Indian, Taino leader - Ponce De Leon (5480 bytes)
2: ... first [[Europe]]an known to have visited what is now the [[United States]] when he set foot in [[Flor...
4: ...León, however, became rich while serving as Governor.
7: ...once de León obtained title to explore the areas north of [[Cuba]].
9: ...e ''Historia general de los hechos de los Castellanos'' of [[Antonio de Herrera y Tordesillas]].
11: ...w York]] in 1882 using the bronze from English Cannons seized after the English attacked San Juan in 1... - Flag of Arizona (872 bytes)
3: ... representing the original [[13 colonies]], the [[conquistador]] colors, and the colors of setting sun, as well... - Texas (39610 bytes)
11: Governor = [[Rick Perry]] |
13: OfficialLang = ''None''. [[English language|English]] and [[Spanish l...
45: * [[state bird]] — the [[Northern Mockingbird|mockingbird]]
55: ...s [[New Mexico]] on the west, [[Oklahoma]] on the north (across the [[Red River (Mississippi watershed...
76: ...dor]] [[?var N?Cabeza de Vaca]] became the first known European to set foot on Texas. - Tennessee (19096 bytes)
12: Governor = [[Phil Bredesen]] |
39: ...own was located on a river of the same name (now known as the [[Little Tennessee River]]).
43: ...med the third county to be established in what is now [[Middle Tennessee]] "Tennessee County". When a ...
46: ...ettlement and the time of European contact are unknown, but several distinct cultural phases have been...
48: ...erritory]] west of [[Arkansas]]. This came to be known as the [[Trail of Tears]], as an estimated 4,00... - New Mexico (31079 bytes)
12: Governor = [[Bill Richardson (politician)|Bill Richardson...
46: ...en cities of gold. Dispatched from [[New Spain]], conquistador [[Francisco Vᳱuez de Coronado]] led a full-scal...
50: ... his remote colony. O was made the first governor of the new [[Province of New Mexico]]. The Nativ...
52: ...United States. Peralta built the [[Palace of Governors]] in [[1610]]. Although the colony failed to pr...
58: ...t [[Louisiana Purchase]], which extended into the northeastern corner of New Mexico, to the United Sta... - Colonial America (32872 bytes)
2: ...ous]], [[politics|political]], and [[economics|economic]] structures.
4: ...h; the [[frontier]] had certain unifying features no matter what sort of colony it sprang from. By th...
9: ...sance led to the development of [[seafaring]] technologies needed to make long voyages across open wat...
11: ...tematic attempts at exploration. Also, as the economy of Europe began to revive, it became clear that...
13: ...e new powers to establish colonies. Though these northerly lands were relatively close to Europe, Spa... - Spanish Inquisition (11421 bytes)
6: ...]], as in the rest of the European countries, but not in the Kingdom of Castile & Leon!
10: ...nand's marriage to Isabella. Castile even had an unofficial Crown [[Rabbi]], a professing [[Jew]].
14: ...le, and many of these debts would be wiped if the noteholder were condemned in court. The Inquisitor w...
16: ...gle state to be left to his heir. However, he did not want the [[Pope]] to control the [[Inquisition]]...
18: The Pope did not want the Inquisition established in Spain at all... - Hernando de Soto (explorer) (19418 bytes)
2: ...City, Arkansas) was a Spanish [[navigator]] and [[conquistador]]; de Soto participated in the conquest of [[Pana...
6: ...ellent horseman, fighter, and tactician, but was known for extreme brutality and ruthlessness when dea...
13: When the Andes were to be redistributed among the conquistadors, de Soto became furious and disunited with Pizar...
15: ...was to conquer, to settle, and to "pacify" the unknown territories.
23: ...mdash; mostly Irish [[wolfhound]]s — became notorious weapons and instruments of punishment for ... - Francisco Coronado (5090 bytes)
1: ...ico]] and other parts of the southwest of what is now the [[United States]]. He was born in [[Salamanc...
5: ...an Indian allies, four Franciscan monks, the most notable of which was [[Juan de Padilla]], and severa...
8: ...o. There he was met by disappointment. Cibola was nothing like the great golden city fray Marcos had d...
10: ...upplies for Coronado. [[Pedro de Tovar]] was sent northwest, and heard of a great river further west (...
12: ...is main force had remained behind. Here he spent another winter. - Hernan Cortes (17441 bytes)
2: ...] who conquered [[Mexico]] for [[Spain]]. He was known as '''Hernando''' or '''Fernando Cortés''' dur...
5: ... of modern-day [[Peru]] (not to be confused with another Francisco Pizarro who joined Cortés to conqu...
10: ...[Canary Islands|Canaries]] (eliminating the indigenous [[Guanches]]) but would prove devastating in th...
12: ...enger to Cortés with a letter saying that he was no longer the captain of the expedition, but Cortés...
15: ...ounts. It is generally accepted that Cortés does not write a true “history,” but rather combines ... - Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo (4763 bytes)
2: ... noted for his exploration of the west coast of [[North America]] while sailing for [[Spain]]. Cabrill...
5: ...lar." His date of birth and parentage are also unknown, but events in Cabrillo’s life lead Kelsey to...
8: ...Guatemala]], made him one of the richest of the [[conquistador]]s in Mexico.
10: ...]] to [[Hudson Bay]], providing a route for the [[Northwest Passage]]. Cabrillo, who had started life ...
12: ...fore autumn storms forced them to turn back. On [[November 23]], [[1542]], the little fleet limped bac... - History of Christianity (35391 bytes)
8: ...essiah]] in English); this term is more commonly known as [[Christ]] (''Christos'' in [[Greek language...
10: ...messiah from the time Christianity was born until now, often relying on different interpretations of v...
12: ... own [[Bible]], and later also [[biblical canon|canonized]] the books of the [[New Testament]].
26: ...nd [[Proselyte]]s to the dominant religion of the northern [[Mediterranean]] world. It also gained im...
29: ...taught to follow what would later be called the [[Noahide Laws]] subset of the [[Law of Moses]]. The [... - Native American (42651 bytes)
3: ...a''') are those peoples [[indigenous people|indigenous]] to the [[Americas]], living there prior to [[...
5: ...and genetic commonality with other arctic peoples not native to the American continent, such as those ...
7: ...y exclude the [[Inuit]] and [[Inuvialuit]] in the north, although these are included in the terms "[[F...
11: ...slanders]] including: [[Native Hawaiians]] (also known as Kanaka Māoli and Kanaka 'Oiwi) in the [...
21: ...ter53/luzia/luzia.htm]. Thus other possibilities, not necessarily exclusive, have been suggested: - Teotihuacan (6370 bytes)
1: '''Teotihuacán''' was the largest-known [[pre-Columbian]] city in [[the Americas]], and...
3: ...pproximately 40 [[kilometre|km]] (about 25 miles) northeast of [[Mexico City]], which covers a total s...
5: ...l orthographic conventions a written accent would not appear in that position. Both pronunciations are...
7: ...me gods". But the original name of the city is unknown. Recently the glyph that represents the city ha...
22: ...exts of Maya monuments, showing that Teotihuacán nobility travelled to and married with the families ... - Toltec (2981 bytes)
3: ... from their capital, [[Tula, Mexico|Tula]] (also known as [[Tolᮝ]). They were accomplished [[temple]...
5: ... rival of [[Tezcatlipoca]], the first god who is known to have demanded human hearts as sacrifice. Thu...
7: ... to have been destroyed around [[1200]] AD by the nomadic warriors of the [[Chichimecs]]. The ruling f...
9: ...was burned by [[HernᮠCort鳝] and the Spanish [[conquistador]]es.
11: Most Toltec history is known from writings of later peoples, such as the Azt... - Inca Empire (25571 bytes)
4: ... the last Inca, was killed on the orders of the [[Conquistador]] [[Francisco Pizarro]], marking the beginning of...
8: ...f [[Machu Picchu]], "the Lost City of the Incas," now an archaelogical site.]]
17: ...lage. There Manco became their leader and became known as [[Manco Capac]].
21: ...y by means of oral tradition, since the Incas did not have writing. There probably did exist a Manco C...
26: ...or]], and also extended into portions of what are now [[Chile]], [[Argentina]] and [[Colombia]]. - Tenochtitlan (3092 bytes)
1: [[Image:Tenoch2A.jpg||right|thumb|350px|Plan of Tenochtitlan ([[Dr Atl]])]]
3: ...destroyed in the [[1520s]] by [[Spain|Spanish]] [[conquistador]]s, [[Mexico City]] was erected on top of the rui...
5: ...tablishing a permanent, important culture. It was not until the arrival of the Aztecs, a tribe of peop...
7: ...h land was dry they would begin to build there. Tenochtitlan (the [[Nahuatl language]] name for the ci...
9: ...etually enlarged as an [[artificial island]] as Tenochtitlan grew to become the largest and most power...
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